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A Brief History

Put on your dancin boots! Fond folk festival memories planted the seed of an idea with the founding members of the Medicine Hat Folk Music Club. They asked "Why couldn't Medicine Hat have folk music concerts and maybe even a folk festival some day?"

So.... In the early spring of 2002, the first meetings of this new folk music family were held and a board of directors chosen.

Our vision is to bring to Medicine Hat regular live concerts showcasing the many different folk genres. These include (but are not restricted to!) Celtic, Native American, Country Swing, Zydeco, Blues, Gospel, Bluegrass, Roots Country, Alternative Folk, Latin, Gypsy, African, Klezmer.... and more.

Join us in the adventure! Become a member, become a mentor, become a friend!

Our Mandate

To promote and foster folk music and its wide interpretation through concerts, workshops, publications, education and other such means, thereby bringing the experience of folk music to as wide an audience as possible.

Series Concerts

2002/2003
Harry Manx
Billhilly Band
Eileen Laverty
Jerusalem Ridge

2003/2004
Connie Kaldor
Co-Dependents
David Francey
Seanachie
The Wailin’ Jennys

2004/2005
May Moore & Lester Quitzau
Ruthie Foster
Glamourpuss Blues Band
Polyjesters
Tiller’s Folly

2005/2006
Ray Bonneville
Cousin Harley & The Piglets
Maria Dunn
Eric Bib & Linda Tillery
John Reschmann

2006/2007
James Keelaghan
Highwater Jug Band
Lynn Myles
Gary Comeau & the Voodoo Allstars

2008/2009
Come on in my Kitchen (Ron Rault, "Crawdad" Dave Cantera and friends)
Eliza Gilkyson
Michael Jerome Browne
Tamara Nile

2009/2010
Stephen Fearing
The Good Lovlies
Anne Vriend
Fred Eaglesmith

Non-series Concerts

2002/2003
Manitoba Hal
Mike Stack
Aengus Finnan

2003/2004
Chris Demeanor
Geoff Berner
Mark Sterling
Shane Simpson

2004/2005
Rae Spoon
John Wort Hanam

2005/2006
Steve Slade
Nathan Rogers

2006/2007
Cara Luft

2008/2009
Darren Johnson

Tongue on the Post Festivals

2007
Headliners
Karla Anderson
The McDades
John Wort Hanam

2008
Headliners
Jim Byrnes and the Sojourners
with Jesse Zubot & Steve Dawson
Romi Mayes
Valdy
Other Performers
Alison Demeter
Billy Jones and Jan Schmal
Chelsea Eden
C.E. Jeffrey
Chelsea Eden
Derek Hintz
Donna Becker
Elliot Pollsky
George Arsene
Jaxon Haldene
Jeff Fry
Kerry McDowell
Kevin Werre
Chris Saywell
Keith Lowe
Paul Stock
Ron Mason
Ron Small
Tom Twisty Foder
Will Sanders

2009
Headliners
Nathan Rogers
Sherry Uhlrich
Roy Forbes
Lester Quitzau
Bill Henderson
Madagascar Slim
Bill Bourne
Jessica Heine and the House Cats

2010
Headliners
Amos Garrett
Dala
Crystal Plamondon
Other Performers
The Pines
Alanna Clarke with Greg Carroll
David Wilkie
Rick Garvin
Paul Bergman
Calum Graham
Karl Redding
Brett Nelson
Lucas Chaisson with DayleSimpson
Herky Cutler
Mike Edel
Fred Larose
Gord Matthews